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Definition of four - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
mathematicsthe number after three and before five
- Four is my lucky number.
2.
timefour o'clock in the afternoon or morning
- The meeting is scheduled for four.
3.
numberplaying card showing a quartet of symbols used in card games
- He drew a four from the deck.
4.
ageperson who is four years old
- My niece just turned four.
5.
sportsUK cricket shot scoring four runsUK
- He hit a four to win the match.
6.
crew boatRare UK rowing boat for four peopleRare UK
- The team practiced in a four.
Adjective
quantityequal to the number 4
- There are four apples on the table.
Images of four
playing card showing a quartet of symbols used in card games 
rowing boat for four people
Expressions with four
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present in every area of a space
The network is available in the four corners of the city.
information or details about something
Can you give me the four one one on the event?
most distant parts of the world
They traveled to the four corners of the earth.
the start of the seventeenth hour of the day
The meeting is scheduled for four o'clock in the afternoon.
the fourth item in a sequence
She finished the race in number four.
number equal to two dozen
He bought twenty-four eggs for the recipe..
being four more than ninety
The book contains ninety-four pages..
being four more than seventy
The seventy-four students attended the lecture.
having a total of eight times eight units
The puzzle consists of sixty-four pieces..
occurring four separate times
She called me four times yesterday.
being number 400 in a sequence
She finished in the four-hundredth position.
having lived for four years
The four-year-old child started kindergarten.
being the number 404 in counting
The library has four hundred and four books.
used to check if a microphone or audio works
Testing, testing, one, two, three, four, can you hear me?
being four more than eighty
The book had eighty-four pages..
set of four identical items
She collected a four of a kind of vintage stamps.
having a rating of four out of five stars
This is a four-star hotel.
lasting or designed for a period of four years
She attended a four-year university.
the final four contestants in a competition
The last four will compete in the finals next week.
equal to four more than fifty
She has fifty-four apples in her basket.
quantity or amount equal to 80%
Four-fifths of the students passed the exam.
having four legs on the body
A dog is a four-legged pet.
being four more than forty
She bought forty-four apples for the party.
home or place of residence
She found comfort within her four walls.
Origin of four
Old English, feower (four)
Terms with four included in their meaning
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automobile
vehicle with four wheels powered by an engine
number
the number equivalent to four times ten
year division
one of the four divisions of the year
mathematics
the number after twenty-four
mathematics
the number following fifty-four
numbers
the number following one hundred twenty-four
numbers
the number following seventy-four
mathematics
number following twenty-two and preceding twenty-four
division
one of four equal parts of something
fraction
each of four equal parts
geometry
shape with four equal sides and right angles
shape
having four equal sides and four right angles
goods transport
vehicle with four wheels for carrying goods
fraction
one of four equal parts of a whole
fraction
one of four equal parts
sports
third timed period in a game divided into four parts
numeral
digit representing the quantity between four and six
game
one of four sets of cards in a deck
card games
playing card ranked between two and four in value
music
stringed instrument producing low notes, usually with four strings
animal behavior
a four-legged animal kicking both hind legs upward at once
gardening
garden tool with four prongs used for digging
frequency
many occurrences, usually more than twenty-four times
sports
one of four equal parts of a game
Examples of four in a sentence
She counted to four before starting. I'll call you at four. The train leaves at four tomorrow morning. She needed a four to complete her hand. The four of hearts was missing. The four refused to leave the playground.
Our four starts school next autumn. The batsman elegantly struck a four. She cheered as the ball raced for a four. They rented a four for the afternoon. The championship was won in a sleek four. Four students were absent today. We need four volunteers for the project.
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- French:quatre, quatre heures, ...
- German:Vier, vier, ...
- Italian:quattro, le quattro, ...
- Spanish:cuatro, las cuatro, ...
- Portuguese:quatro, quatro horas, ...
- Chinese:四, 四点, ...
- Japanese:四, 4つの, ...
- Arabic:أَرْبَعَة, أربعة, ...
- Hebrew:אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה, ...
- Russian:четыре, четыре часа, ...
- Ukrainian:чотири, четверта година, ...
- Hindi:चार, चार बजे, ...
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